Aland Rural District Explained

Aland Rural District
Native Name:Persian: دهستان الند
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:Rural District
Pushpin Map:Iran
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iran
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:West Azerbaijan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Khoy
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Safayyeh
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Balesur-e Sofla
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:7071
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30

Aland Rural District (Persian: دهستان الند) is in Safayyeh District of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.[2] Its capital is the village of Balesur-e Sofla.[3] The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Dizaj-e Aland.[4]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population was 7,160 in 1,273 households.[5] There were 8,511 inhabitants in 1,837 households at the following census of 2011.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 7,071 in 1,555 households. The most populous of its 23 villages was Dizaj-e Aland, with 1,249 people.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Aland Rural District (Khoy County) . . 6 March 2023 . 6 March 2023 . fa.
  2. Web site: Reforms and changes of country divisions in West Azerbaijan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20140417093714/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/117552 . Ministry of Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 17 April 2014 . 24 February 1376 . 22 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Making reforms in the villages of West Azerbaijan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20141213141955/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/113210 . Ministry of Interior, Defense Political Commission of the Government Board . Habibi . Hassan . 13 December 2014 . 29 August 1370 . 22 December 2023.
  4. Web site: Creation and formation of 12 rural districts including villages, farms and places located in Khoy County of West Azerbaijan province . fa . Islamic Parliament Research Center . https://web.archive.org/web/20140804112549/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/law/show/110107 . Ministry of Interior, Board of Ministers . Mousavi . Mirhossein . 4 August 2014 . 2 February 1366 . 23 December 2023.
  5. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 04 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920094953/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/04.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  6. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 04 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120205939/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/West-Azerbaijan.xls . 20 January 2023. 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  7. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 04 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220830042935/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_04.xlsx . Excel . 30 August 2022.